Photos by Tag: rosario beach
Ready for closeup
“All right. I’ll give you three minutes to do your thing with that camera, then I’m on my way.” Great blue heron, Rosario Beach.
Tide pool adventure
Families visit the tide pools at Rosario Beach. (Note park rules posted at edge of beach before following yellow lines into this area.)
Low tide at Rosario
Look carefully beyond the split rail fence and you will see a family exploring the tide pools at Rosario Beach. Warm weather is drawing people to beaches and parks this week.
A closer look at The Maiden
Yesterday on a hike at Rosario Beach I decided to examine and record some of the details carved into LaConner sculptor Tracy Powell’s “Maiden of Deception Pass” story pole, commissioned by the Samish Indian Nation in the early Eighties. An incredible piece of work.
Driftwood delivery
If you look closely you will discover many large logs being carried by waves hitting Rosario Beach. Much of this “driftwood” will take up temporary residence on the shoreline.
Rock frolicking
Jumping among offshore rocks as Rosario Beach, sunset March 9.
Strolling Rosario
A couple and their dog stroll the uplands above Rosario Beach, southwest Fidalgo Island.
Storm on the horizon
Late afternoon view from Rosario Beach, February 23.
Rosario Beach sunset
This Tuesday evening photo at Rosario Beach features the drama of sky and sea, with a paddleboarder and seagull braving the elements.
Working local waters
Work boat “Clam Digger” churns past rocks offshore at Rosario Beach, Fidalgo Island.
Parks tackle wind damage: January 12
Cleanup work continues in area parks in the wake of a mid-January windstorm that featured prolonged wind gusts. Trail walkers and park visitors have seen dramatic evidence of the storm, ranging from piles of driftwood to downed trees and blocked trails. Included here are photographs from the Guemes Channel Trail in Anacortes; Rosario Beach, south […]
Rosario textures
Rain was light this morning so I ventured out to Rosario Beach. Pictured here are the trunk of a massive tree at the entry to the park and a closeup of one side of the two-sided Maiden of Deception Pass sculpture commissioned 37 years ago by the Samish Tribe. Sculptor is Tracy Powell. If you […]